2+ hour, 13+ min ago  (269+ words) The resilience of our food networks is the topic of discussion for Wao's Green Drinks events at Lake W'naka Centre next Wednesday. In a media release, the sustainability-focused W'naka charitable trust said with more people looking at practical ways to…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (313+ words) Otago Polytechnic partnered with Gisborne-based Riversun Nursery in 2017 to develop a dedicated pinot noir clonal trial vineyard at its Bannockburn campus. The nine-year project studying the impact of grape selection in producing the best-quality pinot noir wine found the vintage…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (695+ words) Coffee has become ubiquitous: the way we catch up with friends, the drink of choice for a business meeting, the fuel for an intense debate. It has also, quietly, become one of those foods made vulnerable by rising temperatures, erratic…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (357+ words) At the Vincent Community Board meeting this week members were presented with a draft of the Central Otago District Council's proposed Urban Poultry & Bees Bylaw. Council policy and strategy lead Alix Crosbie said there had been an increase in people…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (272+ words) Throughout May, supermarket staff and customers helped Balclutha New World owner Josh Lee and food hub manager Lee-Ann Michelle channel New World's annual Family 2 Family campaign into 286 grocery bags and an additional cash donation of almost $5000. The significant increase on…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (256+ words) Firstly we held a minute's silence to remember Pam Mc Lelland who died recently. Last month we had discussed about giving irises to schools which would encourage children to care for plants. President Louise Mc Rae has done just this,…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (563+ words) Potatoes are an easy-to-grow staple vegetable, and southern gardeners have the advantage of many varieties available from garden centres. Medium-sized tubers 6cm or 7cm long and 4cm or 5cm wide will be right for most varieties, but smaller potatoes will still give reasonable crops....

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (253+ words) Mr Pryde has been the owner and chef of Aparima Restaurant and Bar for four years. His dish of Foveaux Strait blackfoot p'ua arancini is one of five dishes from around New Zealand to make the final. He said the…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (292+ words) The Upper South Contained Zone is in place to prevent the spread of Bonamia ostreae, a parasitic disease that kills Bluff oysters. Waimana Marine Limited plead guilty to 14 charges under the Biosecurity Act for transporting shellfish from the controlled area…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (546+ words) Targeted Breeding owner Jo Scott headlined a Beef + Lamb better beef breeding workshop in Waikouaiti. She encouraged more than 30 people in the woolshed at Four Rivers Farming to list the estimated breeding values (EBV) of their current bull team. An…...